A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

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What are the figures of speech of the poem, "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"?

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There are several--the speaker compares the love he and his wife share to a compass and to gold.  These are examples of metaphorical conceits--extended metaphors or comparisons between two...

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